McIlkenny Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
McIlkenny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 42 | 1:127,472 | 7,985 |
| Northern Ireland | 41 | 1:45,001 | 3,962 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
McIlkenny Demographics
McIlkenny Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McIlkenny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McIlkenny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McIlkenny is found in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of McIlkenny click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McIlkenny? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,312,869th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. McIlkenny occurs mostly in Europe, where 169 percent of McIlkenny are found; 169 percent are found in Northern Europe and 169 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name McIlkenny is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 127,472. In Scotland it is most common in: Inverclyde, where 57 percent reside, Glasgow City, where 12 percent reside and Renfrewshire, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Scotland it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 60 percent reside and England, where 25 percent reside.
McIlkenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McIlkenny has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the McIlkenny surname increased 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 35 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McIlkenny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the McIlkenny last name is principally Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKilkenny | 95 | 1 | / |
| McIlkenney | 95 | 0 | / |
| McIllkenny | 95 | 0 | / |
| McLkenny | 94 | 6 | / |
| McElkenny | 89 | 39 | / |
| McIlkinny | 89 | 0 | / |
| McElkenney | 84 | 0 | / |
| McElkinny | 78 | 1 | / |
| McElkinney | 74 | 0 | / |
| McLecney | 71 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McIlkenny
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